diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ae1a15a..b351f1f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1230,6 +1230,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "simplelog"
+version = "0.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "59d0fe306a0ced1c88a58042dc22fc2ddd000982c26d75f6aa09a394547c41e0"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "log",
+ "termcolor",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "smallvec"
 version = "1.6.1"
@@ -1291,6 +1302,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "termcolor"
+version = "1.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2dfed899f0eb03f32ee8c6a0aabdb8a7949659e3466561fc0adf54e26d88c5f4"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "termscp"
 version = "0.5.0"
@@ -1307,6 +1327,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hostname",
  "keyring",
  "lazy_static",
+ "log",
  "magic-crypt",
  "path-slash",
  "pretty_assertions",
@@ -1314,6 +1335,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "rpassword",
  "serde",
+ "simplelog",
  "ssh2",
  "tempfile",
  "textwrap",
@@ -1664,6 +1686,15 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-util"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "70ec6ce85bb158151cae5e5c87f95a8e97d2c0c4b001223f33a334e3ce5de178"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
 version = "0.4.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e9d44be..efe5e2e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ edit = "0.1.3"
 getopts = "0.2.21"
 hostname = "0.3.1"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
+log = "0.4.14"
 magic-crypt = "3.1.7"
 rand = "0.8.3"
 regex = "1.5.4"
 rpassword = "5.0.1"
+simplelog = "0.10.0"
 ssh2 = "0.9.0"
 tempfile = "3.1.0"
 textwrap = "0.13.4"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index de77513..3847ecd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ extern crate bitflags;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate lazy_static;
 #[macro_use]
+extern crate log;
+#[macro_use]
 extern crate magic_crypt;
 
 pub mod activity_manager;
diff --git a/src/system/environment.rs b/src/system/environment.rs
index 619c679..c17cc99 100644
--- a/src/system/environment.rs
+++ b/src/system/environment.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ pub fn get_config_paths(config_dir: &Path) -> (PathBuf, PathBuf) {
     (bookmarks_file, keys_dir)
 }
 
+/// ### get_log_paths
+///
+/// Returns the path for the supposed log file
+pub fn get_log_paths(config_dir: &Path) -> PathBuf {
+    let mut log_file: PathBuf = PathBuf::from(config_dir);
+    log_file.push("termscp.log");
+    log_file
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 
@@ -143,4 +152,12 @@ mod tests {
             )
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_system_environment_get_log_paths() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_log_paths(&Path::new("/home/omar/.config/termscp/")),
+            PathBuf::from("/home/omar/.config/termscp/termscp.log"),
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/system/logging.rs b/src/system/logging.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35d4603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/logging.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//! ## Logging
+//!
+//! `logging` is the module which initializes the logging system for termscp
+
+/**
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * termscp - Copyright (c) 2021 Christian Visintin
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+// locals
+use crate::system::environment::{get_log_paths, init_config_dir};
+use crate::utils::file::open_file;
+// ext
+use simplelog::{Color, ConfigBuilder, Level, LevelFilter, WriteLogger};
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+/// ### init
+///
+/// Initialize logger
+pub fn init() -> Result<(), String> {
+    // Init config dir
+    let config_dir: PathBuf = match init_config_dir() {
+        Ok(Some(p)) => p,
+        Ok(None) => {
+            return Err(String::from(
+                "This system doesn't seem to support CONFIG_DIR",
+            ))
+        }
+        Err(err) => return Err(err),
+    };
+    let log_file_path: PathBuf = get_log_paths(config_dir.as_path());
+    // Open log file
+    let file: File = open_file(log_file_path.as_path(), true, true, false)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to open file {}: {}", log_file_path.display(), e))?;
+    // Prepare log config
+    let config = ConfigBuilder::new()
+        .set_time_format_str("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z")
+        .set_level_color(Level::Trace, None)
+        .set_level_color(Level::Debug, Some(Color::Cyan))
+        .set_level_color(Level::Info, Some(Color::Yellow))
+        .set_level_color(Level::Warn, Some(Color::Magenta))
+        .set_level_color(Level::Error, Some(Color::Red))
+        .build();
+    // Make logger
+    WriteLogger::init(LevelFilter::Debug, config, file)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to initialize logger: {}", e))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_system_logging_setup() {
+        assert!(init().is_ok());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/system/mod.rs b/src/system/mod.rs
index f48b603..7ff9694 100644
--- a/src/system/mod.rs
+++ b/src/system/mod.rs
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ pub mod bookmarks_client;
 pub mod config_client;
 pub mod environment;
 pub(crate) mod keys;
+pub mod logging;
 pub mod sshkey_storage;
diff --git a/src/utils/file.rs b/src/utils/file.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46c3018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/file.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+//! ## File
+//!
+//! `file` is the module which exposes file related utilities
+
+/**
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * termscp - Copyright (c) 2021 Christian Visintin
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::fs::OpenOptions;
+use std::io;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+/// ### open_file
+///
+/// Open file provided as parameter
+pub fn open_file<P>(filename: P, create: bool, write: bool, append: bool) -> io::Result<File>
+where
+    P: AsRef<Path>,
+{
+    OpenOptions::new()
+        .create(create)
+        .write(write)
+        .append(append)
+        .truncate(!append)
+        .open(filename)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_utils_file_open() {
+        let tmpfile: tempfile::NamedTempFile = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
+        assert!(open_file(tmpfile.path(), true, true, true).is_ok());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/fmt.rs b/src/utils/fmt.rs
index 202cdf3..8f3a210 100644
--- a/src/utils/fmt.rs
+++ b/src/utils/fmt.rs
@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@ pub fn fmt_path_elide(p: &Path, width: usize) -> String {
     }
 }
 
+/// ### shadow_password
+///
+/// Return a string with the same length of input string, but each character is replaced by '*'
+pub fn shadow_password(s: &str) -> String {
+    (0..s.len()).map(|_| '*').collect()
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 
@@ -219,4 +226,9 @@ mod tests {
         let p: &Path = &Path::new("/develop/pippo/foo/bar");
         assert_eq!(fmt_path_elide(p, 16), String::from("/develop/.../foo/bar"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_utils_fmt_shadow_password() {
+        assert_eq!(shadow_password("foobar"), String::from("******"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index d3028c6..e11bd67 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  */
 // modules
 pub mod crypto;
+pub mod file;
 pub mod fmt;
 pub mod git;
 pub mod parser;